Class meaning

What does “class” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“class” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a collection of things sharing a common attribute.

class

a collection of things sharing a common attribute
“there are two classes of detergents”
Synonymscategory family
a body of students who are taught together
“early morning classes are always sleepy”
Synonymsform grade course
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
“the working class”
“an emerging professional class”
Synonymsstratum social class socio-economic class
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
“he took a course in basket weaving”
“flirting is not unknown in college classes”
Synonymscourse course of study course of instruction
a league ranked by quality
“he played baseball in class D for two years”
“Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA”
Synonymsdivision
a body of students who graduate together
“the class of '97”
“she was in my year at Hoehandle High”
Synonymsyear
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
elegance in dress or behavior
“she has a lot of class”

arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
Synonymsclassify sort assort sort out separate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University